But is that the problem? It sounds to me like the author wants to get it perfect, not just right. And even in those other kinds if software, you stop when it w

But is that the problem? It sounds to me like the author wants to get it perfect, not just right. And even in those other kinds if software, you stop when it works well. It might even be worse, as the developer needs to sometimes willingly make the product worse in some areas to make it acceptable in others, and that kind of compromise hurts to a perfectionist.